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August 28, 2001 / Release Date

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Roadrunner / Label

Nu Metal, Metal / Genres

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Cybot2966

Regardless of how many subpar albums came around the nu-metal boom of the late 90's and early 2000's, "Iowa" is one of the best projects to come out of that scene. Utilizing growling guitars, flurries of drum beats, menacing bass lines, Corey's animalistic screaming, and sonic color ranging from DJ effects to the clanking of a beer keg, "Iowa" blends insanely catchy choruses and verses with heavy instrumentals, making an overall great and entertaining listening ... read more

5mo*

Humbug

I did the maths. Corey Taylor was around his late 20s when Slipknot released "Iowa". Jesus fucking Christ.

Regardless, I'm all for this hilariously dark garbage, but when you take the realisation that it's unintentionally comedic and this is a real band of men with (potentially) partners or children writing songs like "New Abortion" it's embarassing. Not a single person, not one, decided to step up and think "alright lads; maybe we're crossing a line here". ... read more

1mo

notbuzzzila

This is often cited as Slipknot's best record, and while I definitely do love it quite a bit, it's not my favorite. That being said, it may just be the band's most extreme album (to the point where I once saw a metal reviewing blog try to convince its readers it was an "avant-garde death metal album", not making that shit up), and includes some of my favorite tracks (People = Shit, Disasterpiece, My Plague, Left Behind, I Am Hated, New Abortion).

1mo